NHL, NHLPA to hold event in Humboldt this summer
The Stanley Cup will pay a visit to Humboldt, Sask. along with several NHL players in August.
An event jointly held by the NHL and NHLPA to help the community will take place in Humboldt on Aug. 24, the league and the players association announced Tuesday, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.
The event will occur in conjunction with Saskatchewan-born and raised Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson bringing the Cup there that day, as he said he would in the afterglow of the Capitals' championship victory earlier this month.
There will be an on-ice skills competition between NHL players, including Brayden Schenn of the St. Louis Blues, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.
The SJHL's Humboldt Broncos were involved in a bus crash in April that resulted in 16 deaths and left 13 others injured.